WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Environmental Protection Agency has issued a rule called: Afidopyropen; Pesticide Tolerances.

The rule was published in the Federal Register on July 23 by Charles Smith, Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.

Summary: This regulation establishes a tolerance for residues of the insecticide afidopyropen in or on lettuce, leaf. Under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), the Interregional Research Project #4 (IR-4) submitted a petition to EPA requesting that EPA establish a maximum permissible level for residues of this pesticide in or on the identified commodity.

For more information, contact Charles Smith, Registration Division (7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental ...